And the Penguins would certainly welcome his return right now. Not only does Rakell have three goals and eight points in nine games, the Penguins also placed Evgeni Malkin and Blake Lizotte on IR Tuesday with week-to-week undisclosed injuries and recalled Danton Heinen and Sam Poulin from the AHL to take their place on the roster.

If he went to the tournament, Kindel would miss at least five Penguins games, including games against teams the Penguins are fighting for playoff positioning. They have two games against the Detroit Red Wings, one against the Columbus Blue Jackets and one against the Carolina Hurricanes. And, of course, there’s the injury risk.

Penguins' rookies Harrison Brunicke and Ben Kindel are eligible to attend the World Juniors for Team Canada over the holiday season.

The Penguins announced they’ve again added forwards Danton Heinen and Samuel Poulin to the NHL roster, marking each player’s second recall of the season from AHL Wilkes-Barre/Scranton.

Now, with the injury bug continuing to bite the Penguins, they have called up two players from their American Hockey League (AHL) affiliate, the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins. The Penguins have announced that they have recalled forwards Danton Heinen and Sam Poulin from Wilkes-Barre/Scranton.

Dallas once again flexed its comeback muscles to defeat Pittsburgh and push its point streak to a season-high 10 games

A Pittsburgh Penguins side that was expected by many to finish the 2025-26 season near the bottom of the overall NHL standings continues to be one of the league's top surprises and would be a playoff team if the postseason began on Dec. 9.

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